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Title | Date added | Template | Body | Legal status | Document type | Year | Document code | Original document | Paragraph text | Thematics | Topic(s) | Person(s) affected | Year |
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General comment No. 26 (2022) on land and economic, social
and cultural rights | Mar 5, 2024 | Document | Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | Non-negotiated soft law | General Comment / Recommendation | 2023 | E/C.12/GC/26 | ||||||
General comment No. 25 (2020) on science and economic,
social and cultural rights (article 15 (1) (b), (2), (3) and (4) of
the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural
Rights) | Mar 5, 2024 | Document | Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | Non-negotiated soft law | General Comment / Recommendation | 2020 | E/C.12/GC/25 | ||||||
State obligations under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the context of business activities | Aug 19, 2019 | Document | Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | Non-negotiated soft law | General Comment / Recommendation | 2017 | E/C.12/GC/24 | ||||||
The right to just and favourable conditions of work (Art. 7) | Aug 19, 2019 | Document | Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | Non-negotiated soft law | General Comment / Recommendation | 2016 | E/C.12/GC/23 | ||||||
The right to sexual and reproductive health (Art. 12) | Aug 19, 2019 | Document | Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | Non-negotiated soft law | General Comment / Recommendation | 2016 | E/C.12/GC/22 | ||||||
Right of everyone to take part in cultural life (Art. 15, para. 1(a)) | Aug 19, 2019 | Document | Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | Non-negotiated soft law | General Comment / Recommendation | 2009 | E/C.12/GC/21 | ||||||
Non-discrimination in economic, social and cultural rights (Art. 2, para. 2) | Aug 19, 2019 | Document | Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | Non-negotiated soft law | General Comment / Recommendation | 2009 | E/C.12/GC/20 | ||||||
The right to social security (Art. 9) | Aug 19, 2019 | Document | Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | Non-negotiated soft law | General Comment / Recommendation | 2007 | E/C.12/GC/19 | ||||||
The right to work (Art. 6) | Aug 19, 2019 | Document | Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | Non-negotiated soft law | General Comment / Recommendation | 2005 | E/C.12/GC/18 | ||||||
The equal right of men and women to the enjoyment of all economic, social and cultural rights | Aug 19, 2019 | Document | Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | Non-negotiated soft law | General Comment / Recommendation | 2005 | E/C.12/2005/4 | ||||||
The right of everyone to benefit from the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he or she is the author (Art. 15, para. 1 (c)) | Aug 19, 2019 | Document | Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | Non-negotiated soft law | General Comment / Recommendation | 2005 | E/C.12/GC/17 | ||||||
The right to water (Art. 11 and 12) | Aug 19, 2019 | Document | Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | Non-negotiated soft law | General Comment / Recommendation | 2002 | E/C.12/2002/11 | ||||||
The right to the highest attainable standard of health (Art. 12) | Aug 19, 2019 | Document | Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | Non-negotiated soft law | General Comment / Recommendation | 2000 | E/C.12/2000/4 | ||||||
Plans of action for primary education (Art. 14) | Aug 19, 2019 | Document | Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | Non-negotiated soft law | General Comment / Recommendation | 1999 | E/C.12/1999/4 | ||||||
The right to adequate food (Art. 11) | Aug 19, 2019 | Document | Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | Non-negotiated soft law | General Comment / Recommendation | 1999 | E/C.12/1999/5 | ||||||
The right to education (Art. 13) | Aug 19, 2019 | Document | Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | Non-negotiated soft law | General Comment / Recommendation | 1999 | E/C.12/1999/10 | ||||||
The domestic application of the Covenant | Aug 19, 2019 | Document | Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | Non-negotiated soft law | General Comment / Recommendation | 1998 | E/C.12/1998/24 | ||||||
The role of national human rights institutions in the protection of economic, social and cultural rights | Aug 19, 2019 | Document | Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | Non-negotiated soft law | General Comment / Recommendation | 1998 | E/C.12/1998/24 | ||||||
Forced evictions | Aug 19, 2019 | Document | Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | Non-negotiated soft law | General Comment / Recommendation | 1997 | E/C.12/1997/4 | ||||||
The relationship between economic sanctions and respect for economic, social and cultural rights | Aug 19, 2019 | Document | Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | Non-negotiated soft law | General Comment / Recommendation | 1997 | E/C.12/1997/8 | ||||||
The economic, social and cultural rights of older persons | Aug 19, 2019 | Document | Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | Non-negotiated soft law | General Comment / Recommendation | 1995 | E/C.12/1995/16 | ||||||
Persons with Disabilities | Aug 19, 2019 | Document | Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | Non-negotiated soft law | General Comment / Recommendation | 1994 | E/C.12/1994/13 | ||||||
The right to adequate housing | Aug 19, 2019 | Document | Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | Non-negotiated soft law | General Comment / Recommendation | 1991 | |||||||
International technical assistance measures | Aug 19, 2019 | Document | Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | Non-negotiated soft law | General Comment / Recommendation | 1990 | |||||||
The nature of States parties’ obligations | Aug 19, 2019 | Document | Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | Non-negotiated soft law | General Comment / Recommendation | 1990 | |||||||
Reporting by States Parties | Aug 19, 2019 | Document | Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | Non-negotiated soft law | General Comment / Recommendation | 1989 | |||||||
The economic, social and cultural rights of older persons 1995, para. 14 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Committee on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights | Non-negotiated soft law | General Comment / Recommendation | By the end of its thirteenth session, the Committee and its predecessor, the Sessional Working Group of Governmental Experts, had examined 153 initial reports, 71 second periodic reports and 25 global reports on articles 1 to 15 of the Covenant. This work made it possible to identify many of the problems that may be encountered in implementing the Covenant in a considerable number of States parties representing all the regions of the world and having different political, socio-economic and cultural systems. The reports examined to date have not provided any information in a systematic way on the situation of older persons as regards compliance with the Covenant, apart from information, of varying completeness, on the implementation of article 9 relating to the right to social security. |
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The economic, social and cultural rights of older persons 1995, para. 33 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Committee on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights | Non-negotiated soft law | General Comment / Recommendation | Recommendations 19 to 24 of the International Plan of Action on Ageing emphasize that housing for the elderly must be viewed as more than mere shelter and that, in addition to the physical, it has psychological and social significance which should be taken into account. Accordingly, national policies should help elderly persons to continue to live in their own homes as long as possible, through the restoration, development and improvement of homes and their adaptation to the ability of those persons to gain access to and use them (recommendation 19). Recommendation 20 stresses the need for urban rebuilding and development planning and law to pay special attention to the problems of the ageing, assisting in securing their social integration. Recommendation 22 draws attention to the need to take account of the functional capacity of the elderly in order to provide them with a better living environment and facilitate mobility and communication through the provision of adequate means of transport. |
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Persons with Disabilities 1994, para. 31 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Committee on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights | Non-negotiated soft law | General Comment / Recommendation | Women with disabilities also have the right to protection and support in relation to motherhood and pregnancy. As the Standard Rules state, "persons with disabilities must not be denied the opportunity to experience their sexuality, have sexual relationships and experience parenthood". The needs and desires in question should be recognized and addressed in both the recreational and the procreational contexts. These rights are commonly denied to both men and women with disabilities worldwide. Both the sterilization of, and the performance of an abortion on, a woman with disabilities without her prior informed consent are serious violations of article 10 (2). |
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The economic, social and cultural rights of older persons 1995, para. 9 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Committee on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights | Non-negotiated soft law | General Comment / Recommendation | The terminology used to describe older persons varies considerably, even in international documents. It includes: "older persons", "the aged", "the elderly", "the third age", "the ageing" and, to denote persons more than 80 years of age, "the fourth age". The Committee has opted for "older persons" (in French, personnes âgées; in Spanish, personas mayores), the term employed in General Assembly resolutions 47/5 and 48/98. According to the practice in the United Nations statistical services, these terms cover persons aged 60 and above. (The statistical service of the European Union, Eurostat, considers "older persons" to mean persons aged 65 or above, since 65 is the most common age of retirement and the trend is towards later retirement still.) |
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